Latitude/Longitude/TZ
The Moon
Space Stuff
Density
ESRT Grab Bag
100
What is the basis for our time zones being 15 degrees wide?
Earth's Rotation
100
How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
27.3 days
100
What does an object have to do to be considered part of our solar system?
Orbit the sun
100
What is the formula for density?
Mass/Volume M/V
100
Samples of liquid water, basalt, ice, copper and lead are all heated with the same source for 10 minutes. Which material would cool quickest over that time?
Lead
200
Rounded to the nearest degrees, what is the latitude and longitude of Niagara Falls, NY? Give in correct format and order.
43 degrees north, 79 degrees west
200
At which two locations on the diagram would you have the smallest range of tides during the month?
1 and 5
200
What is the relationship between the distance and gravitational pull of two objects?
The further apart two objects are, the weaker the pull.
The closer the objects are the stronger the pull.
200
How can you change the density of an object?
Change the mass or the volume not both.
200
What is the angle of polaris in Watertown, NY on the first day of summer?
44 degrees
300
A plane takes off from a location at 17 south latitude and flies due north a total of 55 degrees. What is its new latitude (INCLUDE THE COMPASS DIRECTION)?
38 degrees North
300
What type of eclipse AND what moon phase is being shown in the diagram?
Solar eclipse during a new moon.
300
Which diagram (1,2,3 or 4) best represents the spectral lines observed for a galaxy moving away from the Earth?
Example 2
300
Sample A and B are the same uniform material. What is the density of this object?
2 g/cm3
300
Which planet is about 10x bigger than Earth at the equator?
Saturn
400
What is the latitude and longitude of the Tasman Hotspot?
about 35 degrees south and 160 degrees east.
400
In this diagram, which number is representing a waxing gibbous?
#2
400
The deflection of objects/winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the left in the southern hemisphere is called what effect? AND what Earth motion does it give evidence of?
Coriolis Effect showing Earth's rotation
400
Graph #1
400
Name a star that is hotter and less luminous than our Sun.
40 Eridani B or Procyon B
500
Two ships are sailing on the Ocean. Ship A's local time is 12 noon and it is on the prime meridian. Ship B's local time 9am and the angle of polaris at the ship's location is 35 degrees in the sky. What is the latitude and longitude of ship B?
35 degrees North and 45 degrees West.
500
When would the first New Moon occur in January 2021?
February 13-14
500
Compare the shape of Earth's orbit to that of Mercury's.
Earth's orbit is more circular. Mercury's orbit is more linear.
500
A sample of the mineral Galena has a mass of 40 grams and a volume of 20 mL. Johnny Butterfingers drops it on the floor in the lab and it breaks in half. What is the mass AND density of the 2 new pieces of Galena?
mass of 20g and a density of 2 g/mL
500
A new comet is found to have an orbital period of 40 years around the sun. What is a possible mean distance from the sun for this comet?
1427-2870 million kilometers. (1.427-2.870 billion km)